The series is based on 1 Corinthians 12:18, But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the church, just as He desired. You are an essential part of God’s plan for your church. Unfortunately many people feel expendable rather than essential.
I think that is a result of seeing church as being “all about me.” When it’s all about me, it doesn’t matter if I go to church or not. What I end up doing is making church expendable rather than an essential part of my life. Homer Simpson’s quote regarding church rings true for our generation, “Oh, lets just skip today.” When it’s all about me, I am convinced that I am the only person effected by my decision to go to church.
This approach to church also convinces us that just attending church rather than being a part of the church is ok. God’s plan for the church wasn’t that we would all attend, but rather that we would all be a part of the church. All of 1 Corinthians 12 is centered around the truth that we are meant to be an essential part of a local church. All of us know that when one part of our body doesn’t do it’s part or doesn’t function the way it was intended, life is miserable. Even parts of the body that don’t look like they are doing much have a major impact on the body. God’s plan for church requires that play an essential part.
